Is E3 4LD a good place to live?

East London (E3 4LD), East London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E3 4LD has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (31 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E3 4LD is a UK postcode in E3 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Mile End, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E3 4LD include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 18 incidents were reported in E3 4LD. It ranks in the lower half for safety within E3.

Overall score

Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
4/5 — Good
Schools
77/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

E3 4LD is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 18 incidents were reported in E3 4LD.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (28%), Burglary (22%), Violent crime (17%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E3, this postcode ranks 638 of 1172 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
18last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

E3 district average
683 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
5 (28%)
Burglary
4 (22%)
Violent Crime
3 (17%)
Drugs
2 (11%)
Other Theft
2 (11%)
Public Order
2 (11%)

Schools near E3 4LD

95 schools near E3 4LD, including 31 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 73 primary schools (27 Outstanding, 41 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 13 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

73
Primary
22
Secondary
31
Outstanding
Primary schools73 schools
27
41
3
2
Outstanding (27) Good (41) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools22 schools
4
13
2
2
1
Outstanding (4) Good (13) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (2) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

E3 4LD is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.3 miles away.

Cowslip Meadow is just 0.0 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    E147DL
    0.3 mi
  • Bangla Bazar Cash & Carry
    E147PQ
    0.4 mi
  • Stroudley Walk Grocery
    E33EW
    0.8 mi
  • Asda
    E14UJ
    0.9 mi
  • China Ark
    E14UN
    1.0 mi

Parks & green space

  • Cowslip Meadow
    E34JS
    0.0 mi
  • Blackberry Meadow
    E34AT
    0.1 mi
  • Diamond Gardens
    E34GJ
    0.1 mi
  • Pear Tree Meadow
    E34JA
    0.1 mi
  • Primrose Meadow
    E34BJ
    0.2 mi

Transportation

Mile End is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from E3 4LD - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Limehouse (0.5 mi), Limehouse DLR (0.6 mi), Devons Road (0.6 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Mile End
    E34SS
    0.5 mi
  • Limehouse
    E147LT
    0.5 mi
  • Limehouse DLR
    E147JE
    0.6 mi
  • Devons Road
    E33XS
    0.6 mi
  • Westferry
    E148FU
    0.6 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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